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Oliver KRAAS

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Nickname : Olli
Gender : Male
Born : 18 April 1975
Function in the team : Athlete
Hometown : Germiston
Country : RSA
Relationship Status : Single
Zodiac sign : Aries

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	EDUCATION		University Degree
	OCCUPATION		Project Manager Nordic
	FAMILY		Werner Kraas (dad), Ursula Kraas (mum), Mike Kraas (brother)
	WHAT ARE YOUR FAMILY DETAILS?		Brother is former biathlete – german national team, parents are both retired – dad was former competition sailer.
	WHAT LANGUAGES DO YOU SPEAK?		English, German
	MY WEB PAGE		www.snowsports.co.za
	THREE BOOKS YOU MUST READ		Bible, Koran, Lord of the Rings,
	THREE MOVIES YOU MUST WATCH		zeitgeist-the movie, Lord of the Rings, Into the Wild,


OLYMPIC GAMES	61st	SP	WHISTLER OLYMPIC PARK 2010
OLYMPIC GAMES	57th	SP	PRAGELATO PLAN 2006
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP	76th	SP	LIBEREC 2009
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP	86th	15K	SAPPORO 2007
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP	46th	SP	SAPPORO 2007
WORLD CUP	64th	SP	CANMORE 2010
WORLD CUP	69th	SP	ROGLA 2010
WORLD CUP	92nd	SP	DAVOS 2010

Date		Place	Nation	Position	Point

06-02-2010	SP	Canmore	CAN	64	0.00
19-12-2009	SP	Rogla	SLO	69	0.00
13-12-2009	SP	Davos	SUI	92	0.00
05-12-2009	SP	Düsseldorf	GER	72	0.00
12-03-2009	SP	Trondheim	NOR	72	0.00
24-02-2009	SP	Liberec	CZE	76	0.00
13-02-2009	SP	Valdidentro	ITA	76	0.00
20-12-2008	SP	Duesseldorf	GER	73	0.00
27-02-2008	SP	Stockholm	SWE	69	0.00
28-02-2007	15k	Sapporo	JPN	86	0.00
22-02-2007	SP	Sapporo	JPN	46	0.00
03-02-2007	15k	Davos	SUI	0	0.00
28-10-2006	SP	Duesseldorf	GER	74	0.00
09-03-2006	SP	Drammen	NOR	59	0.00
07-03-2006	SP	Borlaenge	SWE	62	0.00
22-01-2006	SP	Oberstdorf	GER	38	0.00
31-12-2005	15k	Nove Mesto	CZE	68	0.00
30-12-2005	SP	Nove Mesto	CZE	66	0.00
22-10-2005	SP	Duesseldorf	GER	59	0.00
22-02-2005	SP	Oberstdorf	GER	59	0.00


	HOW AND WHEN DID YOU BEGIN CROSS-COUNTRY?		At the age of 6 – in the sailing club there was also an xc-coach, he told my dad: xc-skiing in winter is good for endurance in sailing – so we started with xc-skiing in winter. In the end we stayed with xc-skiing and gave up sailing…too bad for my dad !!
	HAVE YOU HAD TO OVERCOME ANY SERIOUS INJURIES?		Crash 1: Broken navicular bone, rips; crash 2: crimped liver, kidney, ripped pericardium;
	WHAT IS YOUR TYPICAL TRAINING REGIMEN?		3 days training – ½ day off, 3 days training – 1 day off
	COACHES IN PAST AND PRESENT		Current: Stephan Popp (XC) + Gunar Geuss (athletics); Past: Herbert Wiegand, Manfred Geyer;
	WHAT DO THE OLYMPICS MEAN TO YOU AND WHEN DID YOU REALIZE YOU WANTED TO BE AN OLYMPIAN?		First time I realized 1988 that I want def go to the o.g., as teenager I thought I will be there 1998 in Nagano, but it costs me 8 years more to be an Olympian…
	WHAT IS YOUR PROUDEST		Sport: Opening Ceremony Torino 2006;


	WHO WERE/ARE YOUR HEROES/ROLE MODELS?		Gunde Svan; M. Gandhi;
	FAVORITE TRAINING AREA		Davos
	FAVORITE COMPETITION		Sprint
	THREE GOALS TO ACHIEVE		To finish a marathon, an Ironman, Vasaloppet
	THREE REACHED GOALS		Olympic Games 2006, Ironman + Vasaloppet Finisher
	THREE THINGS WHICH WENT TERRIBLY WRONG		Olympic Games 2006, Vasaloppet 2007, season 2008/09
	OVERVIEW OF YOUR CAREER, YEAR BY YEAR		2004: qualification for FIS WC (first African xc-skier) 2005: FIS WCS Oberstdorf (sprint, 15km, team sprint – first African Team) 2006: pl.36 WC Oberstdorf, O.G. Torino (sprint, 15km, 50km) 2007: WCS Sapporo (sprint, 15km) 2009: WCS Liberec (sprint)


	BEER VS. WINE		Wine
	VEGGIES VS. MEAT		Veggies
	FERRARI VS. PORSHE		Porshe
	COFFEE VS. TEA		Tea
	CLASSIC VS. SKATING		Skating
	SEA VS. MOUNTAINS		Mountains

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Oliver KRAAS

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